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Kris Letang

1987 - Today

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Kristopher Joseph Pierre Irwin Letang (born April 24, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played juniors in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with Val-d'Or Foreurs for three seasons, during which time he was selected 62nd overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. In his second full NHL season, Letang won the 2009 Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh. He became a two-time Stanley Cup champion when the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in 2016, and a three-time Stanley Cup champion when the Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kris Letang is the 343rd most popular hockey player (up from 436th in 2019), the 1,204th most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,332nd in 2019) and the 70th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Kris Letang ranks 343 out of 676. Before him are Nikolaj Ehlers, Phil Housley, Raphael Diaz, Frans Nielsen, Alexander Semin, and David Pastrňák. After him are John LeClair, P. R. Sreejesh, T. J. Oshie, Mikael Tellqvist, Corey Perry, and Andrei Kostitsyn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Kris Letang ranks 802. Before him are Joe Ingles, Marcin Lewandowski, Gianluca Brambilla, Luigi Samele, Hunter Parrish, and Roza Sarkisian. After him are İrem Derici, Nicolai Müller, Anthony Mounier, Anaïs Bescond, Magnus Krog, and Per Ciljan Skjelbred.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Kris Letang ranks 1,205 out of 1,622. Before him are Nathan MacKinnon (1995), Gabriela Dabrowski (1992), Simon Whitfield (1975), Melanie Scrofano (1982), Elyse Levesque (1985), and Kurt Browning (1966). After him are Corey Perry (1985), Cam Ward (1984), Noah Mills (1983), Dave Baksh (1980), Martha Wainwright (1976), and Lori-Ann Muenzer (1966).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Kris Letang ranks 70. Before him are Doug Gilmour (1963), Chris Pronger (1974), Rene Bourque (1981), Sean Burke (1967), Ryan O'Reilly (1991), and Nathan MacKinnon (1995). After him are Corey Perry (1985), Cam Ward (1984), Patrice Bergeron (1985), Pierre Turgeon (1969), Chris Osgood (1972), and Carey Price (1987).

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